This presentation will demonstrate how building information modeling (BIM) tools can be adapted to the practice of landscape architecture, resulting in what is known as site information modeling. Using case studies of built projects as examples, the presenter will show how these tools are employed for site planning and detailed project development, empowering comprehensive, innovative, and intelligent workflows that help landscape professionals make appropriate decisions early in the design process, throughout design development, and into credit documentation.
Improved landscape performance is made possible by designing with smart object tools, whether it be for meeting jurisdictional design codes or sustainability and energy efficiency site design guideline objectives. By using such tools to augment existing workflows rather than changing processes, site designers can more efficiently confirm that their designs meets these guidelines, or make the necessary changes until it does, during project development. Case study projects included in this presentation successfully gained jurisdictional approval, as well as LEED Sustainable Sites (SS) and Water Efficiency (WE) credits based on the project meeting and exceeding the expectations in the published guidelines.
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- Manager: Vectorworks University